Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-24
CATARRH.

ViHE TERM CATARRH is APPLIED TO A
l. peculiar disorder OF the nostril> and ad-
jacent parts, which prevails to an alarming
extent, and is productive of very serious
c0n6eq quenceS.
The most prominent and characteristic
feature is Il morbid discharge from the head,
varying in its nature at different times.
IN some there Is an almost constant flow
OF clear, aCrid fluid, but oftener an offensive
| purulent or muco-purulent, greenish-yellow
| matter is secreted, which accumulates in
| the nostrils or drops into the throat, neces-
stating its frequent. removal by blowing the
| nose or cxpectoration, and often by both
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
! though their head was in state of rotten
ness, so great is the amount of matter dis
charged and so fetid is its odor. The pa
| tient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the mo bid
| matter from the head, and as a rccumbent
position naturally favors the flow downward
| his rest is frequently disturbed from this
cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie Nth
| the head very much elevated in order to
sleep with some degree OF comfort.
| In others tough, yiscid and Offensive
| phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, il the passage between the throat and
| mead, adherlng to the parts with glush tenac-
| lty. Its lodgment embarrasses respiration
| and creates a sensation of irritation and un-
| easiness III the affected locality, which gives
| rise to Il constant and almost Irresistible de-
sire to relieve that discomfort by drawing
the mucus into the throat 80 as to eject it by
| the mouth. This practice, popularity known
| as "hawklng,' is characteristic OF catarrh
| and proves as embarrassing to the one af-
fected as it is disagreeable to those around
| him.
| Again, the offensive matter hardeus and
| deposits itself on the membrane in the shape
| of dry. hard connections, which are dis
charged by way OF the nostrils or throat in
| Jumps or fragments of deep green tint. In
| some cases these incrustations accumulate
| to such an extent as to form regular plug
IN the nose, which obstructs breathing and
produce serious discomfort. So firmly do
| these incrustations adhere to the point of
| attachment that their removal usually re-
quiTcs the most violent efforts; not unfre-
quently they have to be torn from the men,
| brane. Occasionally solid cast of notable
| size l. expelled, on which there are gen rally
| traces Of blood, bur III some cases the cast
| presents a atn'uiar appearance, being of exact
shape OF The nasal cavity. This condition is
| lrdlc4liEe OF liberation, which, in time
| may destroy the bony structure of the nose
and produce subsequent fattening of that
organ.
| Cases are occasionally met with in which
| a thick, viscid,, Shiny secretion coats the
| membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putrefies, giving rise to a stencil which is
really oNerpowering,. and sufficiently fetid
| TO poison the atmosphere of whole room;
aud there are others in which all the seere-
| tions OF the membrane are suspended caus-
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
ana feyerishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as DRY
| Catarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities of the bones of the forehead and
| face, giving rise to dist. cssing sensation of
| heavy weight or compression over the fore
head, especially in the region above and be-
| tween the eyes, and to feeling OF funess,
| heat, irritation, sor ness or pal i'll the nos
| trils near the root of the nose, as well as in
| the upper part of the throat, above and be-
| hind the soft palate. Sometimes there is
pain obstinately fixed in some particular
| part, us in the temple, Oh the top of the
head at the back of the neck, or behind the
| orbits and, occasionally, pain manifests
| itself in the face of so severe a character
that it is frequently mistaken for neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted, and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases it becomes so revolt
lngly offensive as to render the sufferer an
object OF disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thiekened and
contested, causing the nose to be stopped up,
sometimes on one side, sometimes ON the
other, and often on both, Giving rise to a
| disasreeable, stufy sensation in the head,
ana ocCasioning violent ana PROLONGED
paroNysms of sneeziug.
The voice is weak, lndistinct and husky.
or OF a nasal character, displaying sort of
smiling quality. Oftentimes there is a con-
tinuOus hoarseness and discordance There
IS also sense of irritation in the part,
ana frequent attempts to clear the throat of
phlegm, producing the sound "hem," more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
| iullnesS' or choky sensation in the throat,
ana IN others OF distressing and almost
| constant dryncss, for the temporary relief of
which they have to swallow frequently.
others; again, speak OF Il constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth OF throat
The stomach generally suffers more or less
and becomes weak and irrtable the appe-
tite is cupricious and nearly always bad in
the m9rning' The patient is languid, unable
10 perform mental or physical labor with
fnpIlltV
spirits, at times fearful timid, agitated and
Inclined to drowsiness and sleep, the. mem
ory Weakened and permanent impairmers
The mucous membrane soon becomes
morbidly sensitive to unfavorable infu-
ences, and in spite of the utmost care be-
comes &C affected from the slightest causes, SO
that at last breath of wind upon the lining
Of the nose or throat becomes productive OF
cold, and gives rise to serious disturbances
OF the respiratory organs. Thus the patient
is subject TO frequent and repeated colds,
each attack eggravating the disease By Civ
ing 1t Il new impulse and involving q larger
extent of surface than its predecessor. In
this manner the difficulty spreads from or
trachea and bronchial tubes, until, en-
croaching further and further, it reaches
the finer ramihcations OF the broGehi when
but slight impulse is required to send 1t to
the lungs, Catarrh may, and often does,
affect other organs in the body, especially
those contain ng mucous membrane such
as the stomach, bowels kidneys, etc
By the employment OF proper inhalatIons
in the form of medicated vapor (not steam
or spray) we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
in the pharynX and nasal passages, for air
will find its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where il is utterly impos-
sible to make fluid applications. BY these
means avery case can be cured.
Persons desiring treatment by this system
of practice can Use the remedy at home as
well as at our office, and which will cause
no Inconvenience or hindrance to business
whatever.
have seen so many of these cases cured
that | do not consider any case hopeless un-
less the disease has advanced to the chest
and that both lungs are seriously involved.
Even then the inhalations aid us in dis.
solving the mucus and in contracting ana
do with the same success. The very best
references from those already cured